Maintaining Success

[cajungrad2001]

Except McNesse is located in one of the hottest prospect corners in HS football. I’d be willing to bet less than 10% of the Boise roster is actually from Idaho. Furthermore, it’s probably 80% California based. Louisiana has a much higher ceiling for so many reasons.

Boise is a cool town though…but so is Lafayette.

I get it what I was trying to say was to have the same kind of success like they did not so long ago and what Cincinnati is doing now

[John Cocktolstoy]

Speaking of McNeese. When they came here and beat us they had a staff full of home grown coaches. And for many years promoted from with in for head coach. Appears that Des maybe heading in the same direction. Is that because the home grown coaches are the best possible candidates or is home grown all he knows? In the case of Mcnesse it is all those in breeds know. We shall see. I hope a pray it works, nothing like sustaining the cULture with guys that came from here. It would just mean more to them and they’d be more likely to stay around.

[Big Buds]

I get it what I was trying to say was to have the same kind of success like they did not so long ago and what Cincinnati is doing now

We really are. If not, damn close. AP Top 25 two years running is pretty nasty.

I’m beyond excited for the future! We are just getting started. Remember, it’s a marathon not a sprint.

The best is yet to come!

[CajunEXPRESS]

Speaking of McNeese. When they came here and beat us they had a staff full of home grown coaches. And for many years promoted from with in for head coach. Appears that Des maybe heading in the same direction. Is that because the home grown coaches are the best possible candidates or is home grown all he knows? In the case of Mcnesse it is all those in breeds know. We shall see. I hope a pray it works, nothing like sustaining the cULture with guys that came from here. It would just mean more to them and they’d be more likely to stay around.

I think you’re reading too much into a small sample. Remember Billy hired many coaches who were very good Louisiana and East Texas recruiters.

You could have said his initial hires were heavily inbred

[CajunT]

I think you’re reading too much into a small sample. Remember Billy hired many coaches who were very good Louisiana and East Texas recruiters.

You could have said his initial hires were heavily inbred

I think he's probably doing it on purpose. That was 15 years ago, but let's talk about what McNeese did back then.

[ZoomZoom]

Boise is the McNeese of Idaho educational wise.

FIFY

[Rainman66]

Winning 13 games? Very hard to sustain.

Continuing success? Very hard to screw up, at this point, at this program.

Ending the season in the Top 25 on a consistent basis will be very difficult to sustain.

Top 25, conference championships, signature wins will be the definition of success for many.

[JMV JustMyView]

Ending the season in the Top 25 on a consistent basis will be very difficult to sustain.

Top 25, conference championships, signature wins will be the definition of success for many.

Why would it be difficult to end the season in the top 25 consistently? It will be easier as a "regional" team to end their then say a Mississippi State.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Ending the season in the Top 25 on a consistent basis will be very difficult to sustain.

Top 25, conference championships, signature wins will be the definition of success for many.

Much easier to get in the top 25 now that we have been in it the past 2 seasons. Start the season 3-0 and we will probably be top 20. If we were to start season 3-0 4 years ago, we wouldn't be ranked

[Rainman66]

Much easier to get in the top 25 now that we have been in it the past 2 seasons. Start the season 3-0 and we will probably be top 20. If we were to start season 3-0 4 years ago, we wouldn't be ranked

Agreed, we now have the 'street cred' to get there quicker, but ending there will still hinge on probably 2 or fewer losses, attaining the championship game (at a minimum) and for sure winning (if we have more than 2 losses).

Clemson just finished their 11th straight season of 10 wins, and I promise you, no one thinks they were successful this season.